To those of you who say "we play to win"....

[OpIv37]

If the Jets lose, there's a good chance they'll end up with the number 1 draft pick. Please explain to me why one regular season win in a 5-10 season is worth the headache of playing Reggie Bush twice a season for the next decade.

When he shreds us for 250 yards and 3 TD's in his first game against us next season, what will you think about that glorious victory then?

[AngryTeste]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

Shutup, and win the game. As long as Herm Edwards is our coach and Bradway our GM, we will find a way to lose.

[STAMPY]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

CAUSE. i don't cheer for losses. the jets won't get the pick. i'd bet you 100 bucks.

[OpIv37]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

CAUSE. i don't cheer for losses. the jets won't get the pick. i'd bet you 100 bucks.

I didn't say you had to cheer for it.

If I bet $100 and lost, my Puerto Rican wife will stab me.

If San Fransisco beats Houston, the Jets can't get the #1 pick. So you'd basically be betting on SF not to choke. That's not a good bet.

[Romes]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

If San Fransisco beats Houston, the Jets can't get the #1 pick. So you'd basically be betting on SF not to choke. That's not a good bet.

Betting for Houston to win isn't a good bet either.

[OpIv37]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

Betting for Houston to win isn't a good bet either.

no but why take the chance when having Reggie Bush in our division is at stake?

[BAM]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

GO BUFFALO.

I hope we crush them.

We can deal with savior-Bush later. For now I hope we creamate the Jets.

[Das_Bills]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

GO BUFFALO.

[STAMPY]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

im with bam. i dont care about reggie "bust" bush

[OpIv37]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

GO BUFFALO.

I hope we crush them.

We can deal with savior-Bush later. For now I hope we creamate the Jets.

see, to me this is short-sighted. Do you go out and buy a $4000 plasma tv on a store credit card with a 25% interest rate and say "We can deal with how to pay for it later. For now, I want to watch the Super Bowl in high-def."

Even that's a bad example because when it's over you still have the TV. If we win, we'll relish the victory for a few days then it will be meaningless, but the Reggie Bush headaches could last a decade or more.

[OpIv37]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

also, BAM- you didn't answer the question. Why is a victory in a lame-duck season worth playing Reggie Bush twice a year for the forseeable future?

[tat2dmike77]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

I'll take a quote from Flavor Flav here to open this.

"DON"T BELIEVE THE HYPE!"

So many times in college football we have heard the next best thing. Players making other teams look well ridonkulous. So many times have we heard this kid is gonna be the next....you take your pick on whatever name. Yet so many times we have all seen it. BUST! Yes bush is a good player and what he does at USC is well ridonkulous at times. But do you really think he can do that against NFL teams every week. Let's remember this not many NFL teams are like oh i dunno Fresno st, Oregon, Oregon st or whatever small time team USC is playing at the time. Remember most college teams don't put many people in the NFL. Bush well i wish the best for him in the NFL but he doesn't scare me at all. I could care less what team he is on. Who knows he could be the next emmit smith or the next brian bosworth . But either way who cares it's not like he is going to automatically make the jets better. They have old man O-line a QB that can't stay healthy and sub par defense. Just remember this 6 and 10 is better then 5 11 in my world how about yours?

[Mudflap1]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

Reggie Bush will probably be a very good NFL player. So what? There are lots of really good NFL players out there that we play week in and week out. You can't base your entire team's methodology around a player a team might draft the next season. Bush is similar to Marshall Faulk. We played Marshall Faulk 2x a year, and I don't remember the Bills players wanting to not play the game because they were so terrified. He's just a player. Let's not forget that up until this season, Curtis Martin was one of the greatest running backs in NFL history. I don't recall everyone shaking in their boots whenever the Jets came to town.

You play to win.

Jon

[OpIv37]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

Well right now Buffalo is the Fresno St/Oregon/Oregon State of the NFL. Look at what Cadillac Williams did for the Bucs before his injury.

6-10 is better but it's a cost/benefit to me. The benefit is being 6-10 vs 5-11. The cost is playing a guy who could be the next Tomlinson twice a season. IMO the benefits do not justify the costs at all.

If we were 9-6 and on the brink of the playoffs, it would be an entirely different story- the draft would be a complete afterthought to making the playoffs, and a playoff berth would ABSOLUTELY be worth the Jets getting the #1 pick. But one less loss in a sorry season? I don't think so.

[OpIv37]

Re: To those of you who say "we play to win"....

Reggie Bush will probably be a very good NFL player. So what? There are lots of really good NFL players out there that we play week in and week out. You can't base your entire team's methodology around a player a team might draft the next season. Bush is similar to Marshall Faulk. We played Marshall Faulk 2x a year, and I don't remember the Bills players wanting to not play the game because they were so terrified. He's just a player. Let's not forget that up until this season, Curtis Martin was one of the greatest running backs in NFL history. I don't recall everyone shaking in their boots whenever the Jets came to town.

You play to win.

Jon

entire methodology? I'm talking about one game in a pathetic season.

And for the record, I can count on one hand the number of times this team played to win this season. Now that there's finally a benefit to losing, you want them to come through?